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Lower Back Disc Surgery

Health Encyclopedia: Scoliosis Surgery

Surgery

The goals of scoliosis surgery are threefold:

Straighten the spine as much as possible in a safe manner
Balance the torso and pelvic areas
Maintain correction

It takes a two-part process to accomplish these goals:

Fusing (joining together) the vertebrae along the curve
Supporting these fused bones with instrumentation (steel rods, hooks, and other devices) attached to the spine

Many surgical variations exist using different instruments, procedures, and surgical approaches. All of the operations ...

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Expert & Community Posts

New Guidelines for Low Back Pain Treatment

By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert

...back pain. In addition, the Society decided to discuss openly procedures that could be risky... Read more »

Low Back Surgery Can Cause Discitis

By Christina Lasich, MD , Health Expert

...spine surgery is the development of an infection. Discitis is an uncommon infection of the... Read more »

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Health Guide

Scoliosis: Prognosis

...muscles due to injuries during surgery.Disk degeneration and low back pain. With disk degeneration, the discs between the vertebrae may become weakened and rupture. In some patients, years after... Read more »

Scoliosis: Introduction

...spinal column are separated from each other by small cushions of cartilage known as intervertebral discs. Inside each disk is a jelly-like substance called the nucleus pulposus, which is... Read more »

Endometriosis: Conservative Surgery

...effectiveness, even for deep implants.Complications after Surgery. Many patients experience temporary but severe discomfort in the shoulders after laparoscopy due to residual carbon dioxide gas... Read more »

Scoliosis: Causes

...that typically develops after age 50. With this condition, the lower spine is affected, usually due to disc degeneration. Osteoporosis, a serious problem in many older adults, is not a risk factor... Read more »

Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Surgery

SurgerySurgery is sometimes used to remove as much malignant tissue as possible before administering chemotherapy. This is particularly useful for bulky tumors that occur in the stomach.Surgery is... Read more »

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Hip Replacement Surgery -- Hip Surgery due to arthritis

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